The miracle of Dunkirk
the true story of Operation Dynamo
by Walter Lord
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In May 1940, the remnants of the French and British armies, broken by Hitler's blitzkrieg, retreated to Dunkirk. Hemmed in by overwhelming Nazi strength, the 338,000 men gathered on the beach were all that stood between Hitler and Western Europe. Crush them, and the path to Paris and London was clear. Unable to retreat any farther, the Allied soldiers set up defense positions and prayed for deliverance. Prime Minister Winston Churchill ordered an evacuation on May 26, expecting to save no more than a handful of his men. But Britain would not let its soldiers down. Hundreds of fishing boats, pleasure yachts, and commercial vessels streamed into the Channel to back up the Royal Navy, and in a week nearly the entire army was ferried safely back to England.
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Great Britain, Great Britain. Army. British Expeditionary Force, Dunkerque (France), Battle of, 1940, Dunkirk, Battle of, Dunkerque, France, 1940, World War, 1939-1945, Campaigns, Military campaigns, Dunkirk, battle of, dunkerque, france, 1940, New York Times reviewed, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- FranceShowing 5 featured editions. View all 15 editions?
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The miracle of Dunkirk: the true story of Operation Dynamo
2017, Open Road Integrated Media
in English
1504047540 9781504047548
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Previously published: New York : Viking Press, 1982.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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This is the story of the greatest rescue of all time. On May 24, 1940, some 400,000 Allied troops lay pinned against the coast of Flanders near the French port of Dunkirk. Hitler's advancing tanks were only ten miles away. By June 4 more than 338,000 of these men had been evacuated safely to England. It was a crucial turning point in World War II, aptly called by Winston Churchill "a miracle of deliverance." - Jacket flap.
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